Evening of glamour

The event took place in the Great Room at the swanky Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane, a room used as an ice-skating rink in yesteryear.

On the guest list were well-known faces from all the major plant bakeries, millers, leading supermarkets, bakery trade bodies and suppliers.

Celebrities also skated in to enjoy the event. Irish bakery Irwin's brought chef Paul Rankin, the man behind its successful Rankin's brand, to the event. He enjoyed the glitzy evening alongside celebrity chef Ross Burden and TV baker Paul Hollywood.

In a promotion sponsored by supplier Dawn Foods, guests found disposable cameras on the tables.

Diners could also win hampers, provided by Allied Bakeries. And, in a new twist, a mime artist entertained guests between courses.

Then it was onto the main event, as TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine took to the stage. Next it was the turn of the 33 nervous finalists in the 11 categories of the Baking Industry Awards to enjoy the limelight.

After the awards, guests enoyed more entertainments, including live band The Sharp Cuts, a Cereform-sponsored casino, and a Puratos chocolate fountain.

The winners of the Baking Industry Awards 2006 were: (sponsors in parentheses)

Baker of the Year (Vandemoortele)

Winner: Trevor Mooney

Company: Arthur Chatwin

The In-Store Bakery Award (Macphie)

Winner: Andrew Wright

Company: Wm Morrison Supermarkets

The Marketing Award (Asda)

Winner: Lindsay Williams

Company: Bells of Lazonby

Bakery Supplier of the Year (Sainsbury’s)

Winner: Andy Hooper

Company: British Bakels

Celebration Cake Maker of the Year (Renshaw)

Winner: Karen Bowden

Company: Slattery Patissier & Chocolatier

Plant Production Manager of the Year (Zeelandia)

Winner: Andrew Trevis

Company: Brace’s Bakery

Bakery Food Manufacturer of the Year (ADM)

Winner: Stephen Fudge

Company: Fudges, Dorset Village Bakery

The Customer Focus Award (BakeMark UK)

Winner: Martin Lightbody

Company: Lightbody Celebration Cakes

Healthy Bakery Concept of the Year (Tesco)

Winner: Honey and Yogurt Wheaten

Company: Genesis Breads

The Craft Bakery Award (Rank Hovis)

Winner: David Smart

Company: Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery

Student Baker of the Year (British Sugar)

Winner: Eileen Goodrick

Company: Tameside College

The British Baker Special Award

Winner: Jean Grieves

For details on the Baking Industry Awards 2007 please contact Nicola.Chesson@william-reed.co.uk; tel: 01293 867629

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